From the Front Page - What Bitcoin Did
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Jim O’Shaughnessy - From Wall Street to Bitcoin - WBD167
November 18th, 2019 by
BTCMedia Jim O'Shaughnessy is a true Wall Street Legend and the best selling author of What Works on Wall Street and Invest Like the Best. In this interview, I sat down with Jim to discuss his career, media power & bias, censorship and free speech, quantitative easing and investing. Read More -
Is Bitcoin Selling Out with Joe Weisenthal - WBD165
November 14th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Bloomberg Business News Editor, Joe Weisenthal. We discuss contradictory Bitcoin ideals and challenging the status quo, ETF’s, censorship resistance, privacy and the current state of the global economy. Read More -
Hotep Jesus on Nobody is Born a Maximalist - WBD164
November 12th, 2019 by BTCMedia The name Hotep Jesus hit many radars for the first time when he appeared as a guest on the Joe Rogan podcast. The tech startup advisor, was there to speak about his latest book, and during the interview, the topic of blockchain was raised and BSV was mentioned. In this interview, I speak with Hotep Jesus about confusion entering the market, as well as the benefits of Bitcoin, altcoins, race and equality and free speech. Read More -
Nick Szabo on Cypherpunks, Money and Bitcoin - WBD163
November 5th, 2019 by BTCMedia Among Satoshi's email recipients was Nick Szabo, a computer scientist, cryptographer, the designer of Bit Gold and Smart Contracts pioneer. In a rare interview, Nick joins me to discuss the cypherpunk movement, what money is, privacy and of course, Bitcoin. Read More -
Pierre Rochard on Bitcoin Adoption Hurdles - WBD162
November 1st, 2019 by BTCMedia ***“Bitcoin is going for the king, it’s going for the U.S dollar.”*** — Pierre Rochard Read More -
Nik Bhatia on Bitcoin is a Response to Central Banks - WBD161
October 29th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Nik Bhatia, Research Strategist at OpenNode and Tantra Labs. We discuss how banking works, the global economic outlook and why Bitcoin is a response to centralised and monopolistic money creation by central banks. Read More -
Dan Tapiero on Why Bitcoin and Gold Are Both Important - WBD160
October 25th, 2019 by BTCMedia Dan Tapiero is a veteran global macro investor and a co-founder of Gold Bullion International. Having worked as a portfolio manager and analyst he became aware of Bitcoin in 2013, initially writing it off for having a too-small market cap and a "VC plaything". Dan's opinion has gone from not seeing the value in Bitcoin to believing it could take over as a financial system. In this interview, Dan explains what changed his mind on Bitcoin, gold as a safe haven asset, Twitter, wealth redistribution, trade wars and Trump’s influence over the markets. Read More -
Paul Puey on Time Preference - WBD159
October 23rd, 2019 by BTCMedia In this interview, I speak to Paul Puey, the CEO & Co-Founder at Edge who are building a self custody exchange and wallet. We discuss time preference, Bitcoin, health & diet, journalism and Libertarianism. Read More -
Be Your Own Banker with Pascal Gauthier - WBD158
October 21st, 2019 by BTCMedia In this interview, I speak to Pascal Gauthier; CEO at Ledger. Ledger recently celebrated their 5th birthday, so I got Pascal on the show to discuss hardware wallets, being your own banker, competition and what's to come from Ledger. Read More -
Bitcoin is Freedom with Russell Okung - WBD157
October 17th, 2019 by BTCMedia Russell Okung is an offensive tackle for the LA Chargers and he’s trying to do just that. In September he launched Bitcoin Is_, a conference in LA to help encourage mass adoption of Bitcoin. This show is the fireside chat I hosted with Russell Okung at his event. We discuss what Bitcoin means to Russell, negotiating his own NFL contract, asking to be paid in Bitcoin and controlling your wealth. Read More -
Matthew Mežinskis on Bitcoin as Base Money - WBD156
October 14th, 2019 by BTCMedia **“I would not deny that purely an ideological reason of keeping a currency decentralised, out of the hands of any government is absolutely a top reason why I would hold it, and a benefit would probably happen where it would accrue value anyway.”** — Matthew Mežinskis Read More -
Introducing DEFIANCE - a podcast from the makers of WBD
October 13th, 2019 by BTCMedia Defiance is dedicated to those who openly resist and boldly disobey authority. Focusing on Bitcoin, Human Rights, Censorship, Freedom, Drug Regulations and the rights of Sex Workers, I interview the brave and bold people fighting for freedom. Read More -
The Rational Bitcoiner with Erick Voskuil - WBD155
October 12th, 2019 by BTCMedia **“There are unique aspects about Bitcoin. The fact that the cost of using it rises when other people are using it, is unique to everything in the world, and people don’t look hard enough at that and the consequences of that.”** — Eric Voskuil Read More -
Trace Mayer on Claiming Your Monetary Sovereignty with Bitcoin - WBD153
October 4th, 2019 by BTCMedia “This is the great battle of our time. We’re on a planet that’s chained by central banks that engage in monetary repression, and they have all the money and guns in the world… How are you going to win this battle? You’re going to fight against this and all you’ve got is math on your side? That’s freaking pretty cool, like, bring it on.” — Trace Mayer Read More -
Pete Rizzo on Journalistic Freedom - WBD152
October 2nd, 2019 by BTCMedia In this interview, I speak to Pete Rizzo who recently left his position as Editor-in-Chief at CoinDesk. We discuss journalistic responsibilities and freedom. Read More -
Caitlin Long, Trace Mayer & Tyler Lindholm on Reducing the Size of Government - WBD151
October 1st, 2019 by BTCMedia **“Anybody that gets involved with politics, myself included, and anybody that I will ever support in politics has to be mad. Those are the people that I want. I want people that have got an axe to grind, they’re pissed about something.** — Tyler Lindholm In this interview, I sit down with Caitlin Long, Trace Mayer & Tyler Lindholm. We discuss the differences between state and federal laws, the states power to nullify federal laws, cannabis, guns and if U.S politics is really like House of Cards. Read More -
Erik Voorhees on Understanding Libertarianism - WBD150
September 27th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this interview, I speak with Erik Voorhees the Founder and CEO at ShapeShift. Erik explains the theory behind a Libertarian state, reducing the size of governments, minarchism vs anarchism, and internal Libertarian conflict points. Read More -
Dan Held on Bitcoin UX for the Masses - WBD149
September 24th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this interview, I am joined by Dan Held, who's company Interchange was recently acquired by Kraken. We discuss the UX challenges Bitcoin faces, the importance of nodes, advertising and marketing. Read More -
Ragnar Lifthrasir on Guns N’ Bitcoin - WBD148
September 20th, 2019 by BTCMedia It is easy to draw comparisons between guns and Bitcoin as both align with libertarian principles. Where guns give you the owner the ability to protect themselves from individuals and tyrannical gove, Bitcoin allows holders to protect yourself from corrupt financial systems and poor state monetary policies. Read More -
Balaji Srinivasan Part 2 - Bitcoin, Coinbase and Maximalism - WBD147
September 17th, 2019 by BTCMedia In Part 2 of my interview with Balaji, we explore the world of Bitcoin, altcoins and Coinbase. I ask him whether it is irresponsible for Coinbase, an entry-level Bitcoin onramp, to list an ever-growing list of altcoins? Does the earn.com integration encourage risky token investments? And, does Coinbase hate Bitcoin? Read More
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